Kanite

Trans-New Guinea

FamilleTrans-New Guinea Locuteurs~6K ÉcritureLatin PaysPapua New Guinea Langue officielleNo (English/Tok Pisin/Hiri Motu official; Kanite recognized as community Vitalitédefinitely-endangered ISO 639-3kmu

Kanite is a Trans-New Guinea Kainantu-branch language of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, spoken by ~6,000 people in the Kainantu District around Henganofi. The Kainantu-Goroka family (Kamano, Yagaria, Gadsup, Auyana, Kanite, Tairora — ~30+ languages, ~200K total speakers) is one of the major Trans-New Guinea subgroups of the Eastern Highlands. Linguistically, Kanite shares classical Eastern Highlands features: SOV constituent order, postpositions, complex verb morphology with subject-tense-aspect agreement, switch-reference clause-chaining, and a small phoneme inventory typical of Kainantu languages. McCarthy's 1965 SIL phonology and Bible translation work since the 1960s have produced literacy materials and the New Testament. Despite the small population, Kanite shows relative vitality in remote highland villages.

Où elle est parlée

20 mots essentiels en Kanite

Eau

nai

/nai/

Feu

lo

/lo/

Soleil

suka

/suka/

Lune

ika

/ika/

Mère

nene

/nene/

Père

nafa

/nafa/

Manger

ne

/ne/

Boire

ne

/ne/

Amour

avesi

/avesi/

Cœur

agu

/aɡu/

Arbre

yafa

/jafa/

Maison

no

/no/

Chien

ovava

/ovava/

Chat

pusi

/pusi/

Main

azana

/azana/

Œil

avu

/avu/

Bonjour

naipa

/naipa/

Merci

susu

/susu/

Un

magoke

/maɡoke/

Bon

knaga

/knaɡa/

Sources

Mots comparés

Comparé aux langues Trans-New Guinea apparentées

Sens KaniteyagariaHiri MotuKuna de San BlasMussau-emiraMotuenga
Eau nai /nai/ nofa /nofa/ ranu /ɾanu/ di /di/ eai /eai/ ranu /ɾanu/ endaki /endaki/
Feu lo /lo/ yo /jo/ lahi /lahi/ so /so/ kapok /kapok/ lahi /lahi/ ita /ita/
Soleil suka /suka/ kena /kena/ dina /dina/ olo /olo/ ariu /aɾiu/ dina /dina/ niko /niko/
Lune ika /ika/ ulu /ulu/ hua /hua/ nii /niː/ malam /malam/ hua /hua/ kana /kana/
Mère nene /nene/ nene /nene/ sina /sina/ nan /nan/ nia /nia/ sinana /sinana/ ainya /aiɲa/
Père nafa /nafa/ papa /papa/ tama /tama/ baba /baba/ tama /tama/ tamana /tamana/ taata /taːta/
Manger ne /ne/ na /na/ ania /ania/ gunne /ɡune/ anu /anu/ aniani /aniani/ nepenge /nepeŋe/
Boire ne /ne/ nava /nava/ inua /inua/ gobe /ɡobe/ inum /inum/ inuinu /inuinu/ na pee /na peː/
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